Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in BadgeOS Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2023-2171

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Badgeos
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-2171?

The BadgeOS plugin for WordPress is susceptible to stored cross-site scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes within its shortcodes. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious scripts. These scripts can execute automatically when other users visit the affected pages, potentially compromising the site's integrity and the security of its users.

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Affected Version(s)

BadgeOS * <= 3.7.1.6

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/badgeos/trunk/...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Alex Thomas
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